Mailing-machine.



,J. W. ORR.

MAILING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED JUNEB, 1908.

931,639.. PatentedAug. 17,1909.

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Suva 14km To allwhom it may concern! citizen of the United'States, residing adelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and UNITED s'rnzrns PATENT OFFIC JOHN. WILSON ORR, QF'PHILADELPHTA, PENNSYLVANIA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented 1111 .17, 1909.

Application filed June a, was. Serial No. 1,393.

O a at Phil- Be it known that I, JOHN State of Pennsylvania, have invented "certain new and usefullmprovements in Mailing- 'Machines; and I do declare the following to a full, clear, and exact description of the v I- invention, such aswill enable others-skilled in the-art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

My invention ahd particularly to that type which are i adaptedto seal and stamp previously filled 'envelops, so that they are ready for the mail.

One object of the-invention is the.provi.- sion of means for automatically actuatingthe stamp-belt so as to bring the same into en-- 1 gagement with the stamp Ifeed boxes and to thereby draw. off a single stamp from the supply and to wet same and paste it upon an 7 envelop in the proper place..

A further-object of the invention is the provision of means for injecting a supply ofliquid against the stamp at the proper time, and also injecting a quantity of liquid against the flap of the envelop-at the proper time and to firmly-compress "thestamp and 1 the flap against the envelop so as to seal the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure I is a front elevation of the machine; Fig. 2

is a top plan view thereof; Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section on line 33 of Fig. 2; F ig.

4: is an end elevation looking in the direction of the arrow 4 in Fig. 2 with some of the parts shown in dotted lines; Fig. 5 is a transverse section on line 55 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 615 an end elevat1o'n loolnng 1n the direction of the arrow 6 in Fig. 2.

relates to mailing machines keep the sprin Referring more especially to the drawings, '1 represents a suitable base plate'upon which project vertically the side plates 2 and 3, the

former'being on the left hand side and the, latter on the opposite or right hand side.

Journaled' in a side plate and extending entirely across the machine is the main shaft t, which is provided with the heavy flywheel 5, having at one portion of its pcriph-' ery'a suitable cam 6, which will be. herein-. after described.

. Bridged across the side plates'is a supporting. table or rac'k- 7, upon which the envelope are adapted to be received andwhich is inclined in such a sitionas to feed the envelops to the fee ihg-rollers 8 and 9, the former of which is mounted in rigid hearings in the side plates and extends parallel to the main shaft 4. The latter roller 9 is mounted in adjustable bearin s 10 suitablymounted in the frame and h d:

in operative position by the. springs 11.-

Parallel with this roller and'having their;

meeting edges in line with theplatform are twocompression rollers 12 and 13, the former being mounted in a similar manner to the roller 8, and the latter being held in adjustable bearings 14 which are held in position by the springs 15. Each bearing 10 or 1a is provided with an upstanding lu 16 which the springs ll and 15 surround and the opposite end of the springs are adapted to bear-against plates 1-? and 18 which have similar lugs 19 and 20 formed thereon which s from displacement. A suitable bearing p late 21is securedbetween the side plates and extends vertically froma point adjacent the horizontal centerof the roller 9, so as to receive and holdthe'flaps of the envelops, as they are moved into position thereagainst by mechanism, which I shall now describe. The wheel 5 is provided on its inner face with a pinon 22 having projecting from its innerface a stud or p n 23 which is adapted to engage the depending trip arm 2% carried upon the outer end of the shaft 2-5, which is journaled in the side plates approximately above the shaft 4..

. This shaft 25 carries upon its ends inside of the side plates 2-and 3 the depending arms I 26. having horizontal flap engaging fingers 2T, integrally mounted thereon, so as to be adapted to engage the flapof the envelop and throw it to vertical positlonalong side the plate-21, where it is adapted to receive "a spray from the nozzle described.

- Mounted upon 28, to be hereinafter the axle upon which the roller- ,8'--is carried are a pair of pulleys '29 and 30 'Which carry suitable belts 31. having vspurs 32 carried upon their face so as to engage the stamp, when either belt is thrown into position. 'lheopposite ends of the belts are carried upon pulleys 33 keyed upon a longitudinal shaft 3a journaled in the frame, and so positioned with respect to the pulleys .29 and 30 as to allow a slack in the belts 31.

'In suitable guide-ways on the side member 3 are a pairofstamp boxes 35 and36',

which comprises an outer casing- 38' and an inner receptacle 39 which holds a follower 40, which is actuated by a spring 41, to force the stamps beneath it into engagement with the overhanging-flanges 42-of the casing 38.

The stamps are pressed downwardly within the casing "and are picked up by the belt in'its passage thereover when engaged by one ofthe spurs 32. Asthe belt is possibly aneighth (1/8) of an inch away from the bottom of the stamp case it is necessary to provide some means for automatically throwing the belt into engagement with the stamps and as a simple illustration of this operation I have shown a shaft 43journaled in aside frame and 'arm 44? having rovided with a crank out'er'end adapted, to be engaged and operated by thecam 6 upon the wheel 5. At the 'opp'osite'end of the shaft there is provided crank arms 46 having a transverse pin a? in their outer ends upon which are journaled the belt idlers 48. -When the cam engages the friction roller in the arm 44,. the arms 0. 416. are'thrown upwardly with their rollers .48 into engagement with the stamp belts and ifthe boxes are so positioned as to be over the-pulleys, a stamp is picked up by the belt and conveyed. into stamping position. order-that the stamps from any one of the boxesV ma'y be moved to position over the belt filers- 4:8 I connect to the boxes separate buttoni="plungers 49 and 50 and having butitons 51 on their outer ends by which the plungers may be operated to force the stamp boxes over the belt idlers.

Mounted on the side of the plate is a valve 52which controls the outlet tothe discharge pipes 43 andx54, the former leading to thedischarge nozzle 28 and-the latter leading to the discharge nozzles 55 and 56.

This'valve receives its water supply from a:

suitable tank 57 through a pipe 58, and its air supply from a pipe 59 which leads from the bellows G0 operated by the crank arms 61 which are connected to the crank shaft 62. This crank shaft is provided at its end with a gear which is in engagement with a pinion gear wheel 22, so as to be driven continuously thereby. The supply to the noza friction roller 45 on its .zles 55,50 and 28 is governed by the valve 52 in the. following manner; the valve stem til projects downwardly from the valve and is arranged to boongaged by a lever 65 which is controlled through a lever 56 operated-by the pin (37 upon the crank wheel 65. When this pin engages the lever the lever is raised into engagement with the pin 6% to raise the same thus allowing the compressed air and. water in the valve to escape to the nozzles :25, 55 and 56 at the PLUDQ): moment.

In operation the stamp boxes are now pushed forward so as to be arranged over the belt idlers 4S. \Vhen the cam (3 on the wheel 5 moves into engagement with the friction roller -15 the arm at) with its associated idlers 48 are thrown into engagement with the belt and the belt raised envelop is placed upon the table 7 in any suitable manner and fed downwardly by gravity. 'One or both of the to pick off asta'mp from the magazine 39.

Subsequent to this action the pin 23 engages the crank arm 24 and throws the fingers 27 into engagement with the flap of the envelop thus raising same against the plate 21 at this time. The stamp is arranged over the roller 8' and approximately under the nozzles or 56. Simultaneously, .the'pin 67 engages and operate the levers 66 and 65 thus opening the valve 'and permitting the pressure in the valve casing from the bellows 60'to force a jet or spray of liquid against the flap and upon the stampv After this the feed rollers 6 and 9 and the pressure rollers 12 and 13 pick .up the envelop released by the fingers 2'7 and compress the flap and the stamp upon the envelop so that it will be ready for the mail.

' In the.'section shown in Fig. 5 I have shown the plungers 4:9 and 50 provided with suitable notches 69, which are adapted to be engaged by a spring 70 in order that the stamp boxes may. be held'in operative and inoperative positions] From the foregoing description, taken in connectlon wlth the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the 1. In amailing machine, the combination with means for feeding ancnvelop therethrough, of a flap spray and a stamp spray, means for simultaneously operating said sprays, means for feeding'a stamp to the stamp spray, means for affixing the stamp and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is

. spray, said stamp aflixing means adapted to seal the envelop, and means for rendering inoperative the stamp feeding means.

2. In a mailing machine, the combination with a stamp magazine, means for reciprocating the same of a continuously moving stamp feeding device, means for automatically and intermittently throwing the stamp feeding device into feeding engagement with the stamp magazine, and means for aflixing a stamp to an envelop.

3. In a mailing machine, the combination with a plurality of manually controlled stamp magazines, means for reciprocating the same of a plurality of stamp feeding de vices, automatic means to throw the' stamp feeding devices into engagement with the stamp magazines, and means to aflix a stamp to an envelop.

4. In a mailing machine, the combination with a plurality of stamp magazines, means for feeding stamps therefrom, means for rendering said feeding means inoperative, a spraying device for the stamps, means to automatically and intermittently operate the spraying device subsequent to the feed of the stamp, and means for afiixinga stamp to an envelop.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN WILSON one. "\Vitnesses: V

FREDK. S. Fox,

ELIZABETH T. Iii. DoAK. 

